The police are in pursuit of the runaway.
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Runaway
/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/
Synonyms for "runaway" (78 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (39)
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Noun(10 words)
out-of-control objectrompshoo-inskedaddlinguncontrolleduncontrolled machineuncontrolled vehicleunmanaged deviceunrestrainedwalkaway
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14 entriesCollocations
11 entriesrunaway briderunaway carrunaway childrunaway demandrunaway growthrunaway inflationrunaway marketrunaway price increasesrunaway successrunaway trainrunaway youth
Inflections
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 10 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- ফেরার adj (having run away)
Bulgarian
1 entries- избягал adj (having run away)
Finnish
2 entries- karannut adj (having run away)
- karannut juna noun (a train that is out of control)
German
4 entries- davongelaufen adj (having run away)
- davongerannt adj (having run away)
- entlaufen adj (having run away)
- weggerannt adj (having run away)
Hungarian
3 entries- elszökött adj (having run away)
- szökésben lévő adj (having run away)
- szökött adj (having run away)
Italian
4 entries- fuggito adj (having run away)
- scappato adj (having run away)
- sfuggito adj (having run away)
- fuori controllo noun (a train that is out of control)
Latin
1 entries- fugitīvus adj (having run away)
Polish
2 entries- uciekający adj (having run away)
- niekontrolowany pociąg noun (a train that is out of control)
Portuguese
4 entries- fugido adj (having run away)
- fugitivo adj (having run away)
- desgarrado noun (a train that is out of control)
- desgovernado noun (a train that is out of control)
Romanian
1 entries- scăpat de sub control noun (a train that is out of control)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
A hunt is on for the runaway.
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Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
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My boss has been trumpeting the virtues of yet another runaway bestselling managerial strategy guide.
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